Quadro P3200 Max-Q vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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Power efficiencyno data22.05
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiGP104
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date22 June 2012 (13 years ago)21 February 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20481792
Core clock speedno data1139 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz1404 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate134.4157.2
Floating-point processing power4.301 TFLOPS5.032 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128112
L1 Cache512 KB672 KB
L2 Cache768 KB1536 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length274 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1753 MHz
Memory bandwidth288 GB/s168.3 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 June 2012 21 February 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt

P3200 Max-Q has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition and Quadro P3200 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition is a desktop graphics card while Quadro P3200 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.

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